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| Apolo 11/10/2006 | . | I have an enlarged thyroid (goiters) both sides are enlarged meaning entire thyroid enlarged. Blood test show that I do not have hypo or hyper thyroidism but my TSH were low, borderline, but now below what is needed. I see a thyroid specialist who has put me on 75mcg of synthroid per day. My question, won't this make my TSH lower? Making me become hypo? Thanks. |
| Forum-M.D.-ML 11/11/2006 | Apolo | I would not have started synthroid for goiter in a patient with an already low or borderline low TSH. A low TSH is usually indicative of hyperthyroidism (not hypo). Adding synthroid in this situation runs the risk of making you overtly hyperthyroid. |
| lumley801 11/10/2006 C1 | . | What it sounds like is the specialist put you on that dose to shrink the goiter... Just based on the numbers, if you have a low-normal TSH and you add, say, Synthroid, you will become more hypER, not hypO. Did your doc test for antibodies? Sometimes you can have a normal TSH and have symptoms (including goiter)...and when the doc checks for antibodies and they're positive, they may try thyroid hormone. Just throwing some thoughts out there... | [Thread closed to new comments] |
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